Barcelona seems to be in desperate need to strengthen its ranks in the winter market, especially after its failure to conclude deals it sought to accomplish in the summer market, in parallel with the decline in the team's results during the current season, and its suffering from the curse of injuries that struck many of its influential players.
But the financial crisis that Barcelona is currently suffering from, in addition to its transition period at the administrative level, may prevent it from meeting the needs of Dutch coach Ronald Koeman.
In the following report, we review the five most prominent players Barcelona is seeking to sign in January:
Jorginho Finaldom
Barcelona sought to sign Dutchman Jorginho Wijnaldum from Liverpool last summer, but the Reds' management prevented the player from leaving.
Ronald Koeman wants to reunite with Vinaldom after he coached him with the Netherlands national team, and he did not hide in earlier times his desire to bring the player to Barcelona.
But Barcelona's efforts to include the player find in return Liverpool's insistence on retaining the Dutch star, and Liverpool Echo newspaper reported that the English Premier League title holder made an offer to Vinaldom to renew the contract between the two parties.
Perhaps what serves Barcelona in this context is the desire of Vinaldom himself to leave, and to have a new experience with Barcelona, knowing that his contract with Liverpool expires next June, and in this case Liverpool will be obliged to reduce the price of Vinaldom and avoid his departure for free in the summer transfers.
Shkodran Mostafy
It has become clear to everyone the extent of Barcelona's defensive problems this season, only conceding 15 goals in 15 matches.
Barcelona suffered painful blows with the injury of Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba, on the side of Samuel Umtiti, who fell in his form, which prompted Coman to rely on the inexperienced duo Oscar Mingosa and Ronaldo Araujo.
And the choice of contracting German Shkodran Mostafi from Arsenal seems possible, especially since it is not among the options of Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta.
With Mustafi's exit from Arsenal's accounts and the end of his contract in June, the deal may not cost Barcelona a lot of money, especially as he is in financial difficulty.
Abubakar Camara
Barcelona are competing with Bayern Munich and Manchester United for Marseille's young French defender Aboubacar Camara, who is 21 years old.
Marseille president Pablo Longoria admitted that the Abu Bakr Camara may have to be sold in January 2021, given that the player's contract expires in June 2022.
Barcelona's task will not be easy to sign Camara in light of the competition between Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and they are in a better financial position than the Spanish giants, but Camara could be a long-term deal, so the option to sign him is better than the 28-year-old Mustafi.
Eric Garcia
The signing of Eric Garcia from Manchester City is one of Barcelona's most important goals to bolster the defense, after the deal failed last summer.
Most reports indicate that Garcia does not intend to renew his contract with Manchester City, which expires in June 2021, as confirmed by coach Pep Guardiola.
Garcia's desire will be decisive, as the young player wants to return to Barcelona, who left in the summer of 2017, when he was 14 years old.
And Garcia's transfer deal to Barcelona seems certain. But the Catalan club's management is seeking to settle it in January, but Manchester City is determined to obtain a suitable offer to allow the young player to leave.
Memphis Depay
After the departure of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, Barcelona sought to join Dutchman Memphis Depay from French Lyon, but the deal did not materialize.
Depay, 26, made no secret of his desire to move to Barcelona, while French newspaper L'Équipe said Lyon would allow Depay's departure in exchange for at least 5 million euros.
Despite reports that Manchester United are considering taking back their player, it is clear that Depay is on his way to Barcelona.